Inter-college quiz competition held in Tezpur

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TEZPUR: Tezpur University in collaboration with Karmavir Chandranath Sarma Death Centenary Memorial Committee on Saturday organized an All Assam Inter College Quiz Competition on Freedom Fighter Karmavir Chandranath Sarma at the council hall of the university.

The quiz was organized to promote lesser-known freedom fighters of Assam under the nationwide celebrations of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The quiz was conducted by Dr. Palash Moni Saikia, Principal, Darrang College and three teams were awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize. The questions were based on Indian freedom struggle and Assam and the entry level for the quiz was undergraduate.

Before the start of the quiz, Dr. J.K.Hazarika, Principal, Tezpur college and President of Karmavir Chandranath Sarma Death Centenary Memorial Committee highlighted the importance of remembering freedom fighters like Chandranath Sarma, whose birth place was Tezpur and who had contributed immensely to the growth of Assam. Dr. Biren Das, Registrar, Tezpur University also highlighted the personality of Chandranath Sarma, who was associated with Assam Sanmilan, Assam Association and Tezpur Congress committee.

The first prize was won by Rangapara College (Dipika Devi and Habiba Khatun), the second prize went to Sipajhar College (Jyotish Deka and Bhargav Sandilya) and the third prize was bagged by Tezpur Medical college (Dr. Saikat Sarma and Aman Pradhan). Total nine colleges participated in the competition.

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